(Vatican Radio) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II turned ninety years of age on Thursday. The last time she came to the Vatican it was to meet Pope Francis on the 3rd of April 2014. It was an informal meeting and a far cry from the first time she met with a Pope as a young Princess:

The Vatican newspaper and British Cardinal Vincent Nichols join religious and political leaders marking an important milestone for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, who, on Wednesday, became the nation’s longest reigning monarch